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[[Category:Theater View]]

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Revision as of 08:13, 3 March 2018

Theater View is MC's interface for use from across the room. It's well suited for installs where a TV is used for the display. It works well with JRiver's Media Center Remote, with JRemote for iOS and Android, or with Gizmo for Android.

Theater View and Television

Background Images and Videos

Starting with MC14, you can display custom backgrounds and images. You can move files to the appropriate directories located here:
C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center xx\Skins\Theater View\Themes\Default

Keyboard Shortcuts

In order to create a more usable theater setup on a Home Theater PC (HTPC), it is important to understand the keyboard shortcuts that are available. This allows infrared or RF remotes to be programmed to control a variety of features in Media Center's theater view.

Arrows. The four arrows are used for navigating the elements presented by theater view.

Enter. Selects an item which is highlighted to expand its properties.

Ctrl + p. Plays and pauses video.

Ctrl + n. Next track or chapter in DVD.

Ctrl + l. Previous track or chatper in DVD.

i. Zooms in on video at about a percent each button press.

o. Zooms out on video at about a percent each button press.

a. Cycles between various aspect ratios to help stretch or zoom a picture to better fit the display.

Backspace. Travels back one page and can eventually return users to the home page.

Page up / Page down. Travels one full page up or down to help expedite scrolling.